gettysburg

The Union XI Corps was in very poor shape on June 30th on the road to Gettysburg. Moral was low and there was a lack of trust between the mostly Germanic troops and senior leadership. While I do not think any of the Union Corps could do much better on the 1st having walk the ground and seeing...

After the disastrous Pickett's charge, Lee's army stayed in Seminary ridge on the 4th, expecting a Union attack. What if that attack came ? Could the Union suffer disastrous loses ? Could Lee hold them off ?

As I am soon to travel there on business, I broke out a new book on the battle. I was reading about Reynolds turning down the position of commanding general. What if he was to take it. The left wing would be under a new commander, possibly Sickles or Howard. Also Sickles and Reynolds did not...

So, what are some thoughts about Conroy's last novel before he died? The plot is a bad rainstorm raises the Potomac River and Lee can't escape the state. His army breaks through Meade's forces and goes on to occupy Harrisburg until January 1864 or so. Lincoln fights off Booth in an...

What if either Lee leaves off the words "if practicable" and orders Ewell to attack on day one of Gettysburg ? Does he take the ground? Does Meade fall back to Pipe Creek?